冤罪

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Chinese

injustice; to wrong
guilt; crime; fault
guilt; crime; fault; blame; sin
 
trad. (冤罪)
simp. #(冤罪)

Pronunciation


Noun

冤罪

  1. miscarriage of justice
    Synonym: 冤獄冤狱 (yuānyù)

Usage notes

Rare in modern Sinitic, where it is superseded by 冤獄冤狱 (yuānyù) in usage.

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
えん
Hyōgai
ざい
Grade: 5
on'yomi
Alternative spellings
寃罪
えん罪

Etymology

/wenzai//enzai/

From Middle Chinese compound 冤罪 (ʔjwan dzwojX, literally injustice + crime). Compare modern Mandarin reading yuānzuì.

Pronunciation

Noun

(えん)(ざい) (enzaiゑんざい (wenzai)?

  1. miscarriage of justice; false charge

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN